Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-21
President Cleveland Received in a De-
IightfuI Manner by the People of
Montgomery and Alabama.
He Delivers a Stirring Speech to the
Young Hen OF Georgia at At.
lants On their DRty.
| Mrs. Cleveland Presented with a Solid
| Silver Oaskee In Imitation of
| Bale OF Cotton.
AT ALABAMA's CAPITAL.

gOOQ nlRngS rest ON the Special LTsln eQt
presidential tourists arrived here at
O'Clock this morning. There were the
usual large crowds in waiting. The
strlctest order prevailed. Commerce
street from the station to the hotel nearly
half mile away was lined by troops on
each side, who kept the wide avenue open
from curb to curb. Governor Seay,
Mayor Reese and Colonel Newman, pres
ident Of the State Agricultural Society,
who composed the reception committee,
were within the lines and conducted the
guests to the hotel. The manner Of the
reception made an exceedingly favorable
impression upon the minds Of the Presi
dent and his companions. At the hotel
Senator Pugh, Senator Morgan, members
of the Governors staff, the President OF
the Senate, Speaker of the House, ex-
Governor O'Neil, Congressman Davidson
and number Of ladies greeted
the city's guests In hotel parlors where
. half hour was spent in making or re-
newing acqusintances. The President
reviewed the troops from the balcony OF
the hotel. There were about 1000 men ia
the column including troop of cavalry
and battery far'i lerY.
NEW ORLEANS INVITATION.
The President has received q telegram
from the Mayor Of New. Orleans Stating
that O committee is on the way to ask
that the trip be extended to that city.
Colonel Lamont replied that the Presi.
dents imperative engagements make com.
pliance with the request impossible.
A BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIR.
After the review Mrs. Cleveland was
the surprised recipient Of a unique aud
beautiful souvenir. 1t is q jewel case in
the form Of bale of cotton, about eight
inches in length and proportionate in
depth and width. It is of pure silver snd
is very artistic production It's sides are
of Cxi3ized silver representing the bag
ging Of the bale, while frosted spots bear
a striking resem GLANCE to the
snowy cotton bursting from its
confinement. The plantation mark on the
end Of the bale is G.. G. 1888 and the ware.
house mark on it's top is f F. C. The
inside OF the cover bears an inscription,
Presented to Mrs. Iroyer Cleveland by
the Mayor and City Council as token OF
their regard on the occasion OF her visit
to Montgomery, Ala, October 20, 1887"
A ride through the City was the most Ell
joyable feature of the days demonstra-
zion Public and privat- buildings were
deliberately adorned and everything wore
gala appearance. The welcoming ad-
dress was delivered by Governor Seey
upon the arrival of the presidential party
at the fair ground. The President replied
as follows:
CLEvELAND's SPEECH.
81 am very glad to be able at the con-
clusion of most delightful and I hope
improving series Of visits throughout the
country, to see a little of the state of Ala.
bama, its people and capital city. I be-
lieve no southern state has within itself
more elements of independent growth and
development than Alabama. There is
hardly food product which is not repre-
sented In its agriculture, it has within it's
border abundant forests of useful and
valuable timbers waiting its utilization to
the needs OF man, while its mineral re-
sources, marvellous and inexhaustibIe,
give assurance of wealth ana commercial
greatness. In means Of transportation
yvur state is hardly less fsvored-about
tWo-tnirds OF your counties are bounded
or inter.ected by rivers, navigsble CT
easily made SO. Your railroad facilities
and your outlets to the ocean is found in
the largest and fiuest bay on the Gulf OF
Mexico. A state thus favored by nature
and SO proiusely blessed by the gifts OF
providence cannot but occupy q com
handing position in the union OF states
which constitute this great cation nor
can any have q greater stake in the well
fare and progress of the entire country or
in the harmonious and sriendly feeling
upon which these depend. As you gather
your agricultural products and as you
Increase their volume snd variety
you are not only enrichiDg yourselves
and your state, but are adding lustre &C
our national glory. Your iron ore, taken
from the same field as the material neces
ssry to Its manufacture, supplies a pow
erful element of national cohesion, AND
in Its manufacturevou are preparing the
strongest bonds Of national unity. Every
ton OF iron You are enabled to furnish the
northern states goes far to destroying
sectional feeling. Your fellow country
men appreciate the value of intimate and
profitable business relations with you,
and there need be no fear that theV will
permit them to be destroyed or endaug-
cred by designing demagogues. The
wickedness Of those psrtitans who seek
to aid their ambitious schemes by engen-
dering hate among generous people is
fast meeting exposure, and yet there Is
and should be an insistance upon a strict
adherence to the settlement which has
been made of disputed questions aud upon
the unreseryed acceptance of such settle
ment. AS against this believe no bust
ness consideration should prevail, and l
firmly believe that there is Americas fair
ness enough abroad in the land to insure
proper and substantial recognition Of the
good faith which you have exhibited. We
know you still have problems to solve in
volving considerations concerning you
alone, questions beyond the reach If
federal law or interference, and with
which no one but you should deal. l
have no fear that you will fail to do
your manful duty in these matters, but
NAV not, in extension of the thoughts
which have before suggested, say to you
that educational advantages and the care
which may be accorded to every class of
your c!-.ze-s, haye relation to he